Question

what are the uses of ethanol ?​

Answer 1

Uses of Ethanol

Ethanol is used in medical wipes and most common antibacterial hand sanitizer gels as an antiseptic.

Ethanol kills organisms by denaturing their proteins and dissolving their lipids and is effective against most bacteria and fungi, and many viruses.

However, ethanol is ineffective against bacterial spores.

Ethanol is present in over 700 liquid preparations of medicine including acetaminophen, iron supplements, ranitidine, furosemide, mannitol, phenobarbital, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and over-the-counter cough medicine.

The alcohol that we drink is simply ethanol.

It is also used as a fuel. It burns in air to give carbon dioxide and water and can be used in combination with gasoline (petrol).
CH3CH2OH + 3O2 → 2CO2 + 3H2O

Mixture of petrol and ethanol is defined as gasohol with 10-20% ethanol.

Answer 2

1)It is used as an active ingredient in all alcoholic drinks

2)It is useful in medicines like tincture of iodine, cough syrups and many other tonics